This letter was sent to the Department of Energy by fax to (202) 586-0575 on 8 April 2001. The Department of Energy Office of Counterintelligence released the requested video on 2 May 2001 Click here to read a transcript.

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maschke@antipolygraph.org
Sunday, 8 April 2001
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ATTN: MR. ABEL LOPEZ
DIRECTOR, FOIA/PA DIVISION, MA-73
1000 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE SW
WASHINGTON DC 20585
Dear Mr. Lopez:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552).
I request that a copy of the following Department of Energy
(DOE) videotape be provided to me:
"Counterintelligence Polygraph Test."
DOE polygraph program chief David M. Renzelman described this
videotape at the first public meeting of the National Academy of
Sciences/National Research Council Study to Review the
Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph on 26 January 2001:
"We made a videotape. This videotape is...is untitled
other than 'Counterintelligence Polygraph Test.' I
hired what I consider to be one of the, one of the
better polygraph examiners from the FBI, and I gave
him the title 'Inspector General.' He's retired FBI,
his name is Jack Trimarco, you can meet him, you can
chat with him. His only job is to come in whenever he
wants to and inspect whatever it is we do. He narrated
part of this along with the anchorwoman for channel 7
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is a professionally
prepared videotape. Took me about a year to get it to
the point it is now, and I just sold -- showed it to
[name unclear] and she approved it and we're going to
send it back and put a trailer on it. I'll give you a
copy of that. But it tells people what to expect, what
will happen, what won't happen, when you come to take
the polygraph test.
We believe this will allay many fears and
misconceptions of people who read the Internet -- and
that's all -- before they come in to take the
polygraph test."
In order to help you determine my status for the purpose of
assessing fees, you should know that this request is made for
public awareness purposes and not for commercial use.
AntiPolygraph.org is a grassroots organization of freely
associating individuals and is not a profit-seeking enterprise.
I am willing to pay fees for this request up to a maximum of $25.
If you estimate that the fees will exceed this limit, please
inform me first.
I request, however, a waiver of fees for this request because
disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public
interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to
public understanding of the operations and activities of the
Department of Energy and is not in my commercial interest.
Sincerely,
George W. Maschke
AntiPolygraph.org
PS: A copy of this Freedom of Information Act request will be
placed on-line at http://antipolygraph.org/foia/foia-005.shtml